Paulchili Posted November 15, 2016 #51 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Marina is doing it this Dec 19 to Jan 5,2017 and Sirena in Feb/March 2018. Maybe they'll do it in again in winter '18 - '19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 15, 2016 #52 Share Posted November 15, 2016 We were interested in both TA's in Nov. and noticed, today, that the Lisbon to Miami changed to Rio. Thanks for all the replies to my questions! Denise Want to do a TA, but Rio, NEVER...... Dirty, filthy, crime and 18% extra tax. What is O thinking? :(:(:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 15, 2016 #53 Share Posted November 15, 2016 (edited) Want to do a TA, but Rio, NEVER...... Dirty, filthy, crime and 18% extra tax. What is O thinking? :(:(:( Obviously others want to go there or else they would not go. If you stay away from the favelas, it isn't dirty or filthy and it is reasonably safe (kind of like Rome or many other big cities that O visits). If you don't buy anything, you won't have to pay the tax. It is truly one of the most visually beautiful cities in the world (despite many problems). Also, it's not the only major city in the world with problems. If that was the sole criteria for visiting places, we may not have that many choices left - some people exclude entire continents :) You can always do a TA to Miami :D Edited November 15, 2016 by Paulchili Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggins0402 Posted November 15, 2016 #54 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Marina is doing it this Dec 19 to Jan 5,2017 and Sirena in Feb/March 2018.Maybe they'll do it in again in winter '18 - '19. Sirena dates are more March (spring is almost in the air). Hoping Marina does the same thing in 2018...just pushing into the New Year a bit earlier. I'm still a working stiff in accounting and month ends are difficult. I would willing pay the Brazilian taxes for on board charges for dates that magically work around my screwy schedule. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. A working person's choices, if they want to do something warmer and a bit exotic (non Caribbean) in the winter months are limited to Tahiti. LOL..still dreaming of Capetown to Singpore...it will have to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 15, 2016 #55 Share Posted November 15, 2016 (edited) A working person's choices, if they want to do something warmer and a bit exotic (non Caribbean) in the winter months are limited to Tahiti. LOL..still dreaming of Capetown to Singpore...it will have to wait. Not necessarily. You can do shorter cruises in Australia/NZ or around Singapore or Cape Town during winter months. But then you'd have to put up with the long flights for short cruises :eek: Edited November 15, 2016 by Paulchili Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted November 16, 2016 #56 Share Posted November 16, 2016 South America is another option Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrulyBlonde Posted November 16, 2016 #57 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Want to do a TA, but Rio, NEVER...... Dirty, filthy, crime and 18% extra tax. What is O thinking? :(:(:( I actually just returned from Insignia Lima to BA. A lovely cruise and after we disembarked in BA, we then flew to Rio. We stayed at Belmond Copacabana Palace and saw many of the highlights. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The pre trip to Machu Picchu, penguins,and our own side trip to Rio were our favorites on this trip. We love Rio and hope your comment does not impact others in choosing to visit this beautiful city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggins0402 Posted November 16, 2016 #58 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Not necessarily.You can do shorter cruises in Australia/NZ or around Singapore or Cape Town during winter months. But then you'd have to put up with the long flights for short cruises :eek: We've done AUS land...so it's a case of going back for NZ and I've been looking at those itineraries. Dang it, I just can't get dates to work. I've also been looking real hard at the shorter Africas. But, they would tail in with a land Safari during a budget buster high, high season (holidays). LOL...I just posted somewhere else today on CC that I have no problem flying to Europe for a longish weekend. We've done it 4 times. But, those real long flights, at our age, now mean front of the bus. You've captured the issue exactly though, those far away destination trips have to be long enough to make the entire trip cost effective on a per day basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggins0402 Posted November 16, 2016 #59 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I actually just returned from Insignia Lima to BA. A lovely cruise and after we disembarked in BA, we then flew to Rio. We stayed at Belmond Copacabana Palace and saw many of the highlights. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The pre trip to Machu Picchu, penguins,and our own side trip to Rio were our favorites on this trip. We love Rio and hope your comment does not impact others in choosing to visit this beautiful city. I hope to get there one day. Sounds wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 16, 2016 #60 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) We've done AUS land...so it's a case of going back for NZ and I've been looking at those itineraries. Dang it, I just can't get dates to work. I've also been looking real hard at the shorter Africas. But, they would tail in with a land Safari during a budget buster high, high season (holidays). LOL...I just posted somewhere else today on CC that I have no problem flying to Europe for a longish weekend. We've done it 4 times. But, those real long flights, at our age, now mean front of the bus. You've captured the issue exactly though, those far away destination trips have to be long enough to make the entire trip cost effective on a per day basis. To quote my favorite CD - "For fuuuture reference"....... There are often exceptionally good fares on Emirates from S. Africa to US in premium cabins - not the case for the reverse direction. For example a First from Cape Town to SFO via Dubai was "only" around $3,300 - that is for a 9 + 16 hour flights in Emirates First with a shower! Business was obviously even less. The reverse from SFO to CPT was exactly $10,000 more - go figure. CPT to SFO was the only premium international flight I had paid for in the last 15 years (or so) - the rest were for miles. Keep that in mind when you decide to go to S Africa :) Edited November 16, 2016 by Paulchili Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 16, 2016 #61 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Just curious really. When O says bookings open on the 16th, is that @ midnight EST for online bookings? At 8:00a EST? Or is it an arbitrary time. I guess it is NOT after midnight EST - must be when the home office opens on the 16th. Good luck getting through :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted November 16, 2016 #62 Share Posted November 16, 2016 We are booked. My TA booked us at minute 1 and got us cabin we wanted. I cannot imagine doing it on line or trying to get through on the phone. Already started a roll call. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted November 16, 2016 #63 Share Posted November 16, 2016 We are booked. My TA booked us at minute 1 and got us cabin we wanted. I cannot imagine doing it on line or trying to get through on the phone. Already started a roll call. LOL Congrats. My TA is slammed today so I don't expect to hear for a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted November 16, 2016 #64 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Our ta is never too "slammed" for us That's why we love our ta Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted November 16, 2016 #65 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Our ta is never too "slammed" for us That's why we love our ta Sent from my iPhone using Forums As long as she's not too slammed to actually make my booking, I'm all good and it is only 6:15 on the west coast;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyfeds Posted November 16, 2016 #66 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) Heard from our TA very early this morning! Good to go! Time to start a roll call! Edited November 16, 2016 by nyfeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2552phxcrzr Posted November 16, 2016 #67 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Went crazy and booked three cruises for fall 2018 in addition to the one we already have booked for spring 2018 :D I booked these three directly w/O and will transfer them to my agent (she's out today). One thing I found interesting ... I wanted to book two of the cruises as B:B, but the O agent said they are not doing B:B bookings in 2018 (these two cruises are not listed as a Grand Voyage in the 2018 Europe/Americas brochure). I may have been able to get around that by booking one in my name and one in my husband's name, but it's really a non-issue for us. Out of curiosity, I would be interested in the experiences others have when trying to book B:B in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted November 16, 2016 #68 Share Posted November 16, 2016 All confirmed. Super happy to get the cabin that we wanted after a brief panic this morning of seeing the category waitlisted already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 16, 2016 #69 Share Posted November 16, 2016 One thing I found interesting ... I wanted to book two of the cruises as B:B, but the O agent said they are not doing B:B bookings in 2018 (these two cruises are not listed as a Grand Voyage in the 2018 Europe/Americas brochure). I may have been able to get around that by booking one in my name and one in my husband's name, but it's really a non-issue for us. Out of curiosity, I would be interested in the experiences others have when trying to book B:B in 2018. I am not understanding this I am sure are you saying you cannot book 2 cruises together? I would think it odd to turn away business :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2552phxcrzr Posted November 16, 2016 #70 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I am not understanding this I am sure are you saying you cannot book 2 cruises together?I would think it odd to turn away business :eek: You can book two (or more) cruises together and I did ... but only with a single booking number applied to them as they do with grand voyages, instead of two separate booking numbers as others have done in the past to get a point for each cruise instead of one point because combined cruise is less than 24 days. Getting the extra point or not is not really a concern for me. I was just curious if others who plan to book multiple segments not shown as grand voyages are told the same thing I was told by O or their TA ... which is that multiple segments that follow one another can only be booked under a single booking number in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted November 16, 2016 #71 Share Posted November 16, 2016 One booking number. The itinerary for second segment does not appear on your list of booked cruises. Web glitch. But you get amenities and credit for each segment Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 16, 2016 #72 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Getting the extra point or not is not really a concern for me. I was just curious if others who plan to book multiple segments not shown as grand voyages are told the same thing I was told by O or their TA ... which is that multiple segments that follow one another can only be booked under a single booking number in 2018. That would be a bummer I would want the extra cruise credit :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2552phxcrzr Posted November 16, 2016 #73 Share Posted November 16, 2016 One booking number. The itinerary for second segment does not appear on your list of booked cruises. Web glitch. But you get amenities and credit for each segment Sent from my iPhone using Forums That is what O told me this morning as well. Apparently they hope to deploy within the next couple of weeks the functionality to show the second leg itinerary and amenities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2552phxcrzr Posted November 16, 2016 #74 Share Posted November 16, 2016 That would be a bummer I would want the extra cruise credit :eek: Would be nice to have, of course ... but not make or break as either way, we'll make platinum by the end of 2018 ... which is nice ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 16, 2016 #75 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Would be nice to have, of course ... but not make or break as either way, we'll make platinum by the end of 2018 ... which is nice ;) Platinum is nice but the free cruise is even nicer :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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